Danny Woo International District Community Garden

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Danny Woo International District Community Garden
Danny Woo International District Community Garden. The Smith Tower can be seen background left.
Type	Community garden
Location	International District, Seattle, Washington, United States
Open	1975

The Danny Woo International District Community Garden is a community garden on the outskirts of the International District, Seattle, Washington. It was built in 1975 and provides 101 allotments and 77 fruit trees.^[1]

Allotment plots are allocated by preference to those aged over 65, residents of the International District, and those whose income is below 30% of the median. The garden is managed by the Inter*Im Community Development Association, a community development non-profit serving the Chinatown-International District.^[2] Much of the design in the garden has been through the efforts of UW architecture students. In their work, they were concerned in creating a natural and Asian environment.

At 1.5 acres – the Danny Woo International District Community Garden is the largest green space in Seattle's South Downtown. The garden serves over 70 low-income, primarily non-English speaking gardeners. The average age of the community gardeners is 76 years old.

While the gardens primarily serve low-income seniors, the Danny Woo International District Community Garden also has a Children's Garden in which 265 K-12 children go through Inter*Im's Seed-to-Plate program. The Seed-to-Plate program focuses on raising sustainable foods, promoting better nutritional choices, and teaching children the science behind food production. The gardens utilize over 300 volunteers to aid with its operations and programs and receives over 1,000 visitors annually.

In 2014, Inter*Im created a kitchen in the gardens to support their Seed-to-Plate program, as well as providing a venue for low-income community members.